Calpionellites

Calpionellites is an extinct genus of single celled eukaryotes.[1] Their fossils are found in rocks dating to the Valanginian stage of the Early Cretaceous.

Calpionellites
Temporal range: Valanginian
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Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
SAR
(unranked):
Family:
Genus:
Calpionellites
Species
  • C. darderi

Biostratigraphic significance

The first occurrence of the species Calpionellites darderi marks the beginning of the Valanginian and thus end of the Berriasian.

Distribution

Fossils of the genus have been found in:[1]

  • Puke, Albania
  • Steinmühl Formation, Austria
  • Guasasa Formation, Cuba
  • Lake Rożnów, Poland
  • Lapos Formation, Romania
  • Miravetes and Tollo Formations, Spain

See also

References

  1. Calpionellites at Fossilworks.org
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